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His eyes fell upon the torso of Fenway and took note of the rather fresh scar, no doubt a souvenir from his disappearance, and soon turned his attention back to Fenway as he clarified Loegaire's words indirectly to the woman. Loegaire was still in slight disbelief that he had actually found his King, perhaps as the woman suggested; he was in fact just a mentally ill man? It had been quite a while since the Noble had laid eyes on the King. Hm...no, this was definitely the man. There was definitely a lingering aura about him that just announced itself as the Serendipity King. There were no doubts now, hell, there wasn't any time for it any longer. He was positive some of his fellow Nobles had decided it was long enough to feign the death of Fenway. To assume the throne soon.

He laughed lightly as his King then commented on it, and nodded in agreement.

"Indeed, my King. Though none have made any moves as of yet, I fear the more time you're away, the braver they become. It may be just me, but I'm quite interested to see the looks on their faces when you retake that Throne."

A light smile was present on his face, however this soon faded upon the tension that quickly filled the air as Fenway took the lasses hand. He could already guess what Fenway was going to do next, and these actions helped confirm what Loegaire had initially thought. He had found himself a reason to not return to the Throne, this woman. As Fenway made his request, or more akin to a statement feigned as a request, Loegaire nodded sympathetically, his right hand forming a fist and was lightly placed into his left open hand, elbows apart he bowed his head lightly.

"Of course. Take your time."

There was little necessity to respond seeing as by the time Loegaire did, Fenway was already heading inside. But in the end it was just about manners. As the two walked into the cabin, and the girl subsequently slammed the door shut, Loegaire approached his steed and placed his sheathed dagger and shield onto the side of the horse. Preparing for the journey back. He had a pouch of money tied to the horse as well, hidden underneath the saddle, that helped him survive over the course of the time. Finding rest, food, drinks, and most importantly information.

He could hear them through the window slightly, but they no doubt expected this, but Loegaire did his best to tune them out. It wasn't his place to eaves drop.

Though he turned at the open of the door once more, and was quickly met with the woman, holding a pouch of what appeared to be some sort of animal. He nodded at her words, giving a quick "Ah, thank you." Though she quickly changed the subject once more, he once more laughed as she spoke her conceptions on Kings.

"Ah, yes. Ideally the more over-weight they are, the easier it is to get them to stay on their throne. But as it were, Fenway is abnormal in that aspect. Though it certainly makes him more personable to civilians." Though one of his eyebrows quizzically rose at the prospect of requiring proof. Though deciding to answer on one of many possible interpretations of her words.

"The only thing I have to offer you is my word, your trust in Fenway, and the fact that while he is indeed a handsome man, I prefer my woman...more female."

Goldie

The door slammed behind him when Taich entered and he turned, grabbing his shirt from the back of a chair with all of the words he wanted to say ringing in his ears. But where to start? There was just so much...and would she even really consider....? This was her home, after all. Why would a woman such as herself ever want to give up all of that freedom for the confines of a kingdom?

He was deluding himself.

He had to say something!

Gods, what the hell could he say?

Taich made the decision for him. In fact, it didn't even matter what he had intended to say, and he needn't have worried about how to say them, because she went off. He opened his mouth a few times to interject, but she continued. He wasn't even sure she was aware that he had called her in here to talk to her privately the way she was going. In any other situation, he would have found it humorous but right now all he wanted to do was tell her everything...convince her to come with him....

And there she went, right back out of the door and he hadn't been able to get a word in edgewise.

"Some king you are...." he muttered darkly, mumbling about how he couldn't even command enough power to interject anything at all. With a sigh, he ran his hand over his face, straightened his shirt, and followed Taich back outside where she continued to berate the poor noble. For the first time he found himself trying to hide his smirk when he thought about what she might do if she did come back with him...and maybe eventually become Queen.....oh those poor nobles would have no idea what hit them.

It was genius.

And then Loegaire said something about fat kings and his own preference for women and Fenway could hold his laughter in no longer. At first he tried to hide it politely behind his hand but then his mirth overtook him and he had to support himself on the side of the cottage for a few moments before being able to calm down. With the back of his hand, he wiped away a few mirthful tears before nodding at Loegaire and turning back to Taich. He took a step forward and, getting over his worry about showing any affection to her in from of the nobleman, took both of her hands in his own and looked into her mismatched eyes.

"Taich," He told her soberly, "I do not expect you, nor want you, to treat me any differently. And...." he hesitated, looking flummoxed and unsure, before continuing after a deep steadying breath, "I want you to come with me...to Serendipity. You left before I could ask inside, so I'm asking you now. Taich, would you accompany me to Serendipity?"

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Taich looked at Fenway while he laughed and she could only tilt her head and stare. Half curling brown hair hung over her shoulder and she shook her head and smile while he collected himself. No way he was a king. He was... Fenway! That and she didn't really want to admit to herself that she slept naked beside a king on some dead animal fur.  Taich winced slightly when he took her hands and all she could do was stare at him and listen.

Her mouth dropped open and she looked at the cabin. "Go to Serendipity. With you." She gently pulled her hand away and pointed down in a jerky motion, as in to indicate the time instead of the ground. "Right now?" She stared at him for a moment before she puffed out her cheeks and yanked her hands away to cross them over her chest.

"You have to promise me you'll tell me why I found you the way I did and why you have nightmares when we get there." Taich moved her hands to his face and smooshed his face so he had a set of fish lips while she glared at him. Her hands moved around and she dropped them to his shoulders. "I'll go with you to protect you. I don't think Serendipity is for me, but I'll make the final choice when we get there."

Taich smiled brightly, went up on her tiptoes and gave Fenway a kiss on the tip of his nose. "If I leave then you'll know where to find me when the season is right." A nod towards the cabin and she took a few steps back. "So! How long do I have to pack my things?"

Goldie

Fenway reached down and caught Taich's hands when she pulled away, looking into her mismatched eyes almost pleadingly. He knew that he could never keep her in Serendipity if she chose to leave, but he wanted nothing more than for her to choose to stay. He hated to be corny....ok, maybe he wasn't, he kind of embodied the corny aspect of chivalry, it was just who he was! But, he had known Taich for nearly two months now and she was nothing like any of the women he had encountered before. He would never be happy with a noblewoman, at least not those he had had the misfortune of meeting.

He also knew that going back meant the kingdom would be in turmoil. He had been in captivity for months and then another two added for healing....he had been gone for almost a year. How could Serendipity be in anything other than uproar?

"Your Highness...." the nobleman interjected, having heard Taich's question, "The sooner we leave the better. You must get back to your throne."

Fenway's head dropped a little in acknowledgment but he never took his eyes off of Taich.

"I understand." he muttered, "Although I do hope you can find a place...." he looked sheepish, "If only for selfish reasons. But I won't pressure you. You are your own woman and I wouldn't dream of caging you."

He couldn't help the flush that spread across his face when she kissed the tip of his nose and he reached forward to brush a strand of her hand behind her ear. "As quickly as you can, I suppose." He leaned in closer, grinned, and murmured, "Otherwise, our noble friend might die of impatience."

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Taich smiled at Fenway. She squeezed his hands before she let her hands loose. Hard to believe this guy was a King. He wasn't fat or old at all. Him pushing her hair behind her ear made her eyes widen and she stared for a moment, it was a little awkward, so much intimacy. No way she was getting attracted to him. That would lead to bad things. Taich swallowed and stared at him for a moment before she nodded and dashed into the cabin.

She was out quite quickly, her hair done up a little more securely in a thick braid down her back. There was a heavy backpack over one shoulder and she was holding her bow.

"I'll be your unofficial bodyguard. I nursed you back to health. It's only fair that I help escort you home, Fen." Taich stuck out her tongue towards him and poked him in the side with her bow. "I don't know where that is though, so your Highness and his guard will have to go ahead of me." She smiled at him before she stared at the ground.

"I wasn't lying when I said I'll see. Maybe if I like you enough I'll suffer around stuffy nobles just to tease you behind closed doors your highness." Taich grinned again and adjusted the backpack. The Cabin door was closed so no forest creature could get in, but an intelligent being could make use of it. There was nothing of value inside that would be worth stealing except for the furs, but they would have to be silly.

It would be better to just stay in the cabin instead of steal the warm bits from. "Lead the way, hm?" She prodded Fenway again, this time on the side of his butt. Of course she did it gently, but she just fluttered her eyes and smiled at him.

Goldie

Fenway watched Taich as she disappeared into the cabin to collect her things, a lot of worries coming forward in his mind. He had been gone from Serendipity for quite some time...who knew what had happened while he was gone....who knew the chaos that his disappearance had caused...and who knew how long it would take for him to return home yet.

He also wondered how his royalty would weigh on Taich. She was not some noble woman who took pleasure in wearing silk and millions in gold and silver simply to show off her families wealth. She was, in her own right, wild compared to the frivolities that ran Serendipity for centuries. His subjects wouldn't blame him for falling for this "wild forest woman" but they certainly would expect him to leave her for a more suitable match. Which....would he even want to do that? He had been raised to respect and honor women as well as men. His mother was one of the strongest women he had ever known and his sister...well...he had left as a paige long before she was old enough to speak in complete sentences but he could only assume she was off fighting her own battles.

How could he have forgotten them? Sure, he had sent letters, but he had never actually visited since he had left all those years ago.

And now Taich....

He knew she would leave. It wasn't in her to remain at court and he would do nothing to keep her there....but could he go on to marry the "respectable" woman? Lay with the "respectable" woman? Bear children with the "respectable" woman?

He would just have to deal with that when they got there. And who knew...maybe Taich and he were never meant to be. He was thinking much too far in the future.

"Something I need to make clear." he told both Taich and the nobleman, but speaking more to the noble than to her, "While we're traveling I am not 'Your Highness'. I am not 'My Lord'. I am nothing other than a traveling companion. Are we understood?"

"Yes, your--" The noble quailed under Fenway's look, "Erm....how should I address you My ---" he caught himself again.

"Just Fen."

"Of course your--Fen..."

Fenway turned toward Taich and smiled crookedly, "I don't doubt that this will be easy enough for you to do."